Food Webs and Energy Pyramids Review

A living thing that makes its own food is called a __________________________.

• consumer
• producer
• carnivore
• herbivore

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In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...

• primary consumer
• secondary consumer
• tertiary consumer
• producer

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Eat other organisms to gain energy
• Make the food for the whole food chain
• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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Identify the correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web

• Plant > Caterpillar > Bluebird > Eagle
• Plant > Lizard > Snail
• Plant >Lizard > Snail >Eagle
• Eagle >Lizard>Caterpillar>Plant

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What organisms provide energy to the red fox? Choose all that apply. (click on the picture to make it bigger)

• Blackberries

• Rabbits

• Clover

• Squirrels

• Barn owls

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What are some of the primary consumers in this Food Web?

• Owl

• Grasshopper

• Mouse

• Bird

• Rabbit

What some of the Secondary Consumers in this Food Web?

• Owl

• Fox

• Mouse

• Bird

• Rabbit

Which organism is the apex predator?

• hawk
• lizard
• snake
• grass

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The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

• 10 Kcal
• 1 Kcal
• 100 Kcal
• 1000 Kcal

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